Electronics - Non-working
Non-working electronics are defective or broken items with one or more circuit boards, computer chips, and/or a video display.
Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Consider refurbishing or repairing ewaste before recycling. Find repair information, manuals and videos through the manufacturer, YouTube, iFixit, and repair specialists. Designate a box to accumulate broken electronics over time.
The EPA recommends that businesses use third-party certified electronics recyclers (e-Stewards® and/or R2) to manage unwanted used electronics.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Sun's Pad & Foam Recycling |
124 Medburn St #B1 |
Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill San Francisco Bay | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||||
| Tri Valley Recycling- Bay Area | 1988 E. Alpine Avenue | Stockton | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Call for buyback details and for pick-up arrangement fees. Fee for large copiers and microwaves. | |
| Staples, Fremont | 39116 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Republic Services, Inc. Mail Back Service | 42600 Boyce Rd | Fremont | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Business box mail-back program | |
| Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Sims Electronics Recycling (Hayward) | 8855 Washington Blvd. | Roseville | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial services onsite and at Facility. Appointments are required for commercial deliveries. Call 916-746-7302. Drop Trailers are allowed. Residents -We can accept your home computer electronics at no cost at our Roseville facility during business hours. There are signs in the front when you pull up to the side of the building. Someone will come out to collect the material from you and place it in a bin. | |
| e-Recycling of California | 31702 Hayman St | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Best Buy | 715 El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Free: TV, tablets, computers, servers, laptops, network switches, monitors, UPS batteries. See website for details. No medical electronics. | |
| Zarc International | 26 South Linden Ave | South San Francisco | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity. | |
| Super Link Plastic, Inc. | 888 92nd Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Free pick up available for quantities over 500 lbs. | |
| Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Arrow Recovery | 46025 Warm Springs Blvd. | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) |
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks) |
Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Includes electronics with an embedded solar (photovoltaic or PV) cell, such as a calculator, garden light, or a small solar battery charger. Not items that are just electric (have a plug). Ex. no to an electric razor or hair dryer ; yes to a broken electronic scale or broken graphing calculator. | |
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| Goodwill (Palo Alto) | 4085 El Camino Way | Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | For those devices that cannot be repaired or refurbished, Goodwill of Silicon Valley partners with certified recycling companies to ensure that they are disposed of properly. | |
| Elite Recycling Services (Newark) |
37530 Enterprise Ct. Suite #5 |
Newark | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
| TDR Electronic Recycling | 529 Race St | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out. ### |
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| Dublin |
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| Emeryville |
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| Fremont |
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| Hayward |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
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| Livermore |
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| Newark |
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| Oakland |
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| Piedmont |
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Schedule an e-waste pick up: TVs (no wood cabinets), Computer monitors, Computer/monitor all-in-one, Computers, Keyboards, cables, small accessories, Inkjet printers, scanners, fax machines, Laser printers/desktop copiers, Audio/video equipment (stereos), Video games, VCRs, DVDs, etc., Uninterruptible power supplies, Cellular/cordless telephones, answering machines, Laptops & accessories, bluetooth/digital radios & speakers ### |
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| San Leandro |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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| Union City |
Place electronics in a box clearly labeled “e-waste” that is easily accessible and in plain view (about a foot from the pile). ### |
